โI think he just needs to trust himself. The runs will come,โ Richardson said.
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โHeโs too good not to get a couple of scores. He just needs to be confident and back himself.
โAnd I think Coops just needs to remember that heโs still influencing the game for us.
โI know heโs not getting the runs that he would like, but heโs still having a really big impact (with the ball).โ
The Scorchers (7-3) still finished on top of the ladder despite Connollyโs batting struggles, with the likes of Finn Allen, Mitch Marsh, Aaron Hardie and Ashton Turner all playing match-winning knocks this season.
Josh Inglis and Laurie Evans are also part of what is arguably the strongest batting line-up of the league.
Connolly is confident the runs will soon flow for him.
โThree weeks ago I was hitting them nicely and I still feel like Iโm hitting the ball nicely,โ said Connolly, who was the joint BBL player-of-the-season last campaign alongside Glenn Maxwell.
โItโs just a game of T20 cricket – sometimes you get out and have a few low scores.
โIโm looking forward to Tuesday and hopefully putting on a show.โ
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A top of 39 degrees is forecast for Perth, meaning stifling conditions will greet the players when the match begins at 4.30pm local time.
The Sixers would have missed the finals if they had lost to Brisbane at the Gabba, but their five-wicket win rocketed them to second spot.
Star Test duo Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc loom as keys to the Sixersโ title hopes.
Smith has cracked scores of 54, 100 and 19 not out since completing his Ashes duties, while Starc snared 4-35 against the Heat on Monday night.
The winner of the Scorchers-Sixers match will earn direct entry into Sundayโs grand final, with the loser to host a must-win โChallengerโ match on Friday against either Hobart or the Melbourne Stars.
The Hurricanes and Stars lock horns in a โKnockoutโ encounter at Bellerive Oval on Wednesday night.
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